A workshop is a wonderful thing–it’s the writing equivalent of the yoga class or even the yoga retreat. It’s a magnificent way to reinvigorate your commitment to the craft and to learn new skills. But you know, I find that when I’m in class, I don’t experience my deepest yogic moments. I’m too busy absorbing […]
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Guest post from John Joseph Adams: Basic Training for Writers
Happy New Year from the Inkpunks! If one of your resolutions was to improve your writing this year, we’d like to help you keep it! Throughout January we’ll be talking about workshops–from epic-length workshops like Clarion to weekend regional retreats–and we’ll talk about some alternatives for those who can’t (or just don’t want to!) attend […]
A very Inkpunks Christmas!
What are the Inkpunks? They are friends who will call you when you can’t make it to World Fantasy, and make sure you’re somehow still in the big group photo. An Inkpunk is someone who will travel a thousand miles to your wedding even though you’ve never […]
Guest Post: Critiques and Friends, A Compatible Mix? By Jacob Ruby.
Jacob Ruby is the primary pseudonym of Bear Weiter—an artist by education and a 3D illustrator/animator by trade, who spends most of his time forging his thoughts into twisted stories. As Jacob, his work has appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies including Rigor Amortis, SNM Horror Magazine, and Bonded by Blood IV, as well as the […]
Burping the book baby
Almost exactly eight years ago, I sat down to rock my baby to sleep thanks to the tips from a certified sleep consultant and fell into another world. I stayed inside it all day, envisioning characters and places that kept calling me out of ordinary life and into a dream state. It was probably the […]
In case tomorrow never comes
I’ll beg forgiveness in advance for what is bound to be a melancholy post. Here, also in advance, is your baby otters chaser. Feel free to return to it as needed. In the U.S. it’s nearly Thanksgiving. It’s my favorite holiday, no matter how I end up celebrating it (this year it will be just […]
Inkpunks at Orycon!
If anybody out there is a Pacific Northwesterner headed to Orycon this weekend, keep your eyes out for the amazing Galen Dara and me, Wendy Wagner. Galen’s showing art in the art show and I’m on a number of panels. Both of us have those rad Inkpunks pins, so get ’em while they’re hot!
In Her Forehead Are the Blessings of Allah
Fair warning: you do not ever, ever want to watch a movie with me that has horses in it. Yeah, one or two movies don’t get it stupid, but the majority? Mmmm. This post isn’t going to correct EVERYTHING Hollywood gets wrong, but that’s not what it is about. It’s more about examining the horse […]
Guest Post by Vylar Kaftan – Submission statistics: times submitted & length of time waited
Today’s guest post is part one of two from Nebula-nominated author Vylar Kaftan. These posts originally appeared on her blog. Many thanks to Vylar for letting us repost them here! I’ve published about three dozen short stories, and perhaps 1/3 are SFWA-qualifying. I thought I’d open my submission history in case it would help a […]
Rewrite Requests
I have a confession to make. Out of my three (okay, 2.5)Â pro sales, every one of them has come from a rewrite request. Two of those stories took *two* rewrites to make them fit the editor’s vision. And right this very moment, I’m awaiting response for another rewrite request. Frankly, I’m terrified. Getting a request […]
